PUBLIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT

TRI-STATE STEEL DRUM COMPANY INCORPORATED
GRAYSVILLE, CATOOSA COUNTY, GEORGIA
EPA FACILITY ID: GAD033842543

March 28, 2002

Prepared by:

Georgia Division of Public Health
Environmental Health and Injury Prevention Branch
Health Hazards Consultation Unit
Under a Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

BACKGROUND

Facility Description and History
Permitting and Regulatory History
Demographics, Land and Natural Resource Use
Health Outcome Data

COMMUNITY INVOLEMENT ACTIVITIES

Needs Assessment Results
Health Concerns
Traffic and Safety

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

Exposure Pathways
On-Site Soil
Air
Off-Site Media
Child Health Initiative

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS

PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN

CERTIFICATION

REFERENCES

PREPARERS AND REVIEWERS OF REPORT

FIGURES

TABLE

APPENDICES

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